why do adn make u take some form of intro nursing class

OpenHeartLPN · May 30, 2010

Most nursing programs have a class such as nursing concepts to help students that have previous care experience understand that they are no longer CNAs or MAs. Nurses have their own place and their own discipline, my concepts class focused on nursing philosophy and seperating ourselves from other care providers. BS programs have enough time to make the difference between being a nurse and another type of care provider apparent. Where-as one third of asn and lpn programs consist of the same training an MA and CNA gets. I think that is why their is an opening class to help prevent role confussion.

Chica17 · May 30, 2010

Hey guys I was wondering why do adn programs make u take some kind of intro to nursing class before you get into nursing? I check all of the bsn program in my state and none of them make me take that nursing class. The community college that is next to my house makes students take that class for their adn program. I think other adn program does it as well.

I am in a BSN program and my first semester we had to take an intro nursing course. The focus of it was mainly studying skills and helping you adjust to nursing school. The test questions are different. It is just not a definition of words. It is knowing what something is and how to apply it...It was an easy course. We talked about the different opportunities in nursing, study methods, test strategies, etc.

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JROregon, ASN, BSN, RN · May 30, 2010

The colleges that do some type of intro want to see as many students succeed as possible. Putting one person through the nursing program is very expensive and an investment for the school and your state. If you are successful, get a job and pay taxes, the state wins. If you have a difficult time transitioning to your classes and fail, everybody loses. By the way, I was accepted to a nursing program (ADN) and they don't require a separate into class.